Where: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Date: 2007-10-18 00:00:00
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Designed for professionals in the photographic and imaging industries, PhotoPlus Expo showcases the latest advances in photography, both traditional and digital. Held annually at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, attendees have the opportunity to explore an inspiring array of photography, design and imaging products and services - everything from image capture and color management to retouching and storage - all from the industry's leading manufacturers.
Where: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Date: 2007-04-22 10:00:00
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Hanami is the Japanese cultural tradition of viewing and cherishing each moment of the cherry blossom season -- from the first buds to the brilliant blossoms to the petals falling like pink snow. Brooklyn Botanic Garden visitors can enjoy a stroll under a canopy of cherry trees, view contemporary Japanese artwork, taste a special Japanese menu at the Terrace Cafe and celebrate Sakura Matsuri, a two-day family festival of Japanese culture, arts and performances for all ages.
Where: Brooklyn Lyceum
Date: 2007-04-14 21:00:00
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- Third Mind—An Evening of Rock and Roll, Hip-hop, and Film Inspired by the Cut-up Technique of William Burroughs (http://www.myspace.com/3mind) - Saturday April 14, 2007, 9PM - Starring David Aaron and Adriano Morez, with Wax Machine - Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (www.gowanus.com)
Where: Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
Date: 2007-04-14 23:59:00
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2006 Cagematch Champions Hot Sauce perform improv like sex - quick, funny and late at night. Stay up past your bedtime to watch Hot Sauce destroy every rule you can think of. Moving at break-neck speed, Hot Sauce does upwards of 800 scenes in 50 minutes. Don't be surprised if you black out.
Where: Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.
Date: 2007-04-18 19:30:00
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Iowa Piano Competition First Prize Winner Assaff Weismann and Astral Artistic Services' National Auditions Winner Koji Attwood will perform a premiere recital at Yamaha’s midtown Piano Salon on Wednesday, April 18. Their recital program will include: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b Nikolai Medtner: "Knight Errant", Op. 58, #2 W.A. Mozart: Sonata in D major, K. 448 (375a) Koji Attwood, a native of Kansas, is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, has a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School and recently earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Juilliard under Jerome Lowenthal. Mr. Attwood made his solo debut at the age of ten and one year later won second prize at the young Keyboard Artists Association International Competition. He was the featured artist on yamahamusicsoft.com's New York City Rising Star Series in May of 2003 and an honorary mention award winner of the Seventh International Web Concert Hall Competition. Mr. Attwood appears regularly on the "World of the Piano" series at Juilliard and is frequently heard on "Reflections From the Keyboard: the Pianist in Comparative Performance" weekly radio show on New York's WQXR station. Assaff Weismann is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he is now a member of the Evening Division piano faculty. His performances have taken him to some of the major venues in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Recent highlights include appearances at the Millennium Piano Festival in Spain, the Rudolfinum in Prague as well as in Edinburgh and at the Music Festival of the Hamptons in the United States. In 2002, Mr. Weismann released an all Schubert recording for yamahamusicsoft.com’s NYC Rising Star series, which became one of its best sellers. His radio credits include WQXR's "Young Artist Showcase", "The Voice of Music" in Israel as well as multiple appearances on WGBH radio in Boston. He is the youngest person to appear on that station, making his debut at the age of 12. Tickets: $10 For further recital information, contact (212) 339-9995, x 0 or yasi@yamaha.com
Where: Pete's Candy Store
Date: 2007-04-13 19:00:00
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April 13 – Kathleen Graber & Ciaran Berry & Colin Cheney Kathleen Graber is the recipient of fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and The Rona Jaffe Foundation. Her first collection, Correspondence, was selected by Bob Hicok as the winner of the 2005 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize. She has poems forthcoming in The American Poetry Review and The Georgia Review. Ciaran Berry received his MFA from New York University, where he was awarded a New York Times fellowship, and where he currently teaches in the Expository Writing Program. His work has appeared most recently in AGNI, The Threepenny Review, Green Mountains Review, The Missouri Review and Notre Dame Review. He is originally from the northwest of Ireland. Colin Cheney is currently finishing his MFA at New York University, where he teaches in the Expository Writing Program. In 2006, he received a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. Mr. Cheney's work has appeared most recently in New Delta Review, RUNES, Isotope, and Fourteen Hills. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Where: Knitting Factory
Date: 2008-02-13 19:00:00
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Florida's Poison the Well arose quickly within the underground hardcore punk scene, becoming a major touring act in several U.S. markets on the strength of their first full-length album and incredibly energized live performances. From Long Island, Crime in Stereo mixes traditional punk and hardcore, as exemplified on their Blackout/Brightside release, 'Explosives and the Will to Use Them.' Dance Gavin Dance is a six-member post hardcore band from Sacramento, California The Chariot is a Christian Metalcore band started in 2003 by the ex-vocalist of Norma Jean, Josh Scogin.